Northern Nailtail Wallaby
Onychogalea unguifera
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Diprotodontia
- Family
- Macropodidae
The northern or sandy nail-tail wallaby (Onychogalea unguifera) is a species of macropod found across northern Australia on arid and sparsely wooded plains. The largest species of the genus Onychogalea, it is a solitary and nocturnal herbivorous browser that selects its food from a wide variety of grasses and succulent plant material. Distinguished by a slender and long-limbed form that resembles the typical and well known kangaroos, although their standing height is shorter, around half of one metre, and their weight is less than nine kilograms.
L’Onychogale du Nord (Onychogalea unguifera; en anglais : The Northern Nail-tail Wallaby) est une espèce de petit Macropodidae. Il est endémique du nord de l'Australie. Description Il peut atteindre une longueur corps-tête de 70 centimètres auxquels il faut ajouter une longueur de 73 centimètres pour la queue.
El canguro rabipelado del norte (Onychogalea unguifera) es una especie de marsupial diprotodonto de la familia de los macropódidos. Distribución geográfica Vive en el norte de Australia, en los estados de Australia Occidental, Territorio del Norte y Queensland. Referencias Enlaces externos Wikispecies tiene un artículo sobre Onychogalea unguifera.
Distribution
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